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5 May 2015 12:09 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
This episode of Castle gets the mystery spot-on, even if it's missing the show's usual Beckett-Castle chemistry...
This review contains spoilers.
7.21 In Plane Sight
It's not often that Castle goes outside its comfort zone. And still less often that it does it well. But In Plane Sight was just such an outing, and a real treat for mystery fans.
On one level, this is a surprise. After all, this episode has few of the hallmarks of what faithful viewers tend to think of as key to a good Castle tale. In Plane Sight takes place entirely during the course of a transatlantic flight on the always-tragic Oceanic Air (Oceanic Air/Airlines/Airways is the commonly used name of an airline company where bad air stuff always happens—think Lost or Executive Decision) during which Rick and Alexis are on their way to London to have a little father-daughter bonding-time. »
- louisamellor
26 February 2015 9:03 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
There are two ways of seeing "Focus": as a slick, derivative con man movie starring a typically debonair Will Smith that channels the labyrinthine schemes and accompanying jubilance found in everything from "Ocean's Eleven" to "Out of Sight" — or as the worst movie yet from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the writer-director pair behind "I Love You Philip Morris" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love." It's the latter perspective that makes "Focus" such a letdown for anyone intrigued by the pair's other work. Despite its stylish execution, the movie sags into formula and shows little of the vulgar, edgy sensibilities that made this filmmaking pair worth following in the first place. Ficarra and Requa first gained attention as the screenwriters behind "Bad Santa," which, like "Focus," revolves around the plight of a criminal defined by his routine. In their directorial debut "I Love You Philip Morris," Jim »
- Eric Kohn
26 February 2015 9:00 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
The Grift of Love: Ficarra & Requa's Perfunctory Take on the Art of the Con
Those hoping for a scintillating update on the con-artist sub-genre will most likely be sorely disappointed with the latest film from directing team Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Focus (not to be confused with the Arthur Miller novel that was made into a chilling film version with Laura Dern and William H. Macy, 2001), with displays artistry that feels more akin to watching a children's magic show with all those standardly familiar tricks. There may not be a rabbit pulled out of a hat, but its romantic inclination seems uprooted from a similar realm. There is a certain degree of pizzazz, however, thanks mostly to rare glimpses of playful, organically achieved chemistry courtesy of its charming leading lady, but as much as the film can be lauded for nimbly avoiding mention of its interracial romance (still rare in studio fare, »
- Nicholas Bell
26 February 2015 7:09 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
Unpleasant, humor free, and contrary to accepted codes of movie morality. And that's before it shows its hand as a pile of implausible sentimental mush. I'm "biast" (pro): love a good con movie
I'm "biast" (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic's minifesto)
How did the filmmaking team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa — responsible for the brilliant nastiness of Bad Santa (as writers) and charming sweetness of I Love You Phillip Morris (as writers and directors) — come to this? Focus is unpleasant, humor free, and contrary to accepted codes of movie (and nonmovie) morality. Con artists Nicky (Will Smith: Winter's Tale), a seasoned expert, and Jess (Margot Robbie: The Wolf of Wall Street), a naive upstart, meet-criminal-cute in New York and move on to work an elaborate pickpocketing operation at the "Associated Football Franchise of America"'s not-Superbowl in New Orleans, »
- MaryAnn Johanson
25 February 2015 11:00 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
"Wait, what is 'Focus' again?" This is a question that is usually fired back at me, over the past few weeks, when people ask me what I've seen recently and really liked.
Lately, when I run down the movies I've seen recently, "Focus" is always one of those movies I mention, because I really, really liked it. But then, without fail, the person I am talking to asks what "Focus" is. And then I have to explain it to them. This probably has to do with the film's nebulous title and equally nebulous ad campaign, which isn't exactly explanatory (or particularly evocative or moody). So let me tell you just what "Focus" is, exactly. And when I explain what it is, you'll probably be shocked you haven't heard more about it.
So "Focus" is a romantic crime caper starring Will Smith, who until very recently was largely considered »
- Drew Taylor
25 February 2015 6:00 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It's a con man movie, so you know up front that there are going to be cons played on the characters and the audience alike, and sure enough, "Focus" plays out like you'd expect a con man movie to play out. It is slick and it is well-made, and there is little or nothing about it that I'd call surprising. If you know what kind of genre you're getting into and you're going to see the good-looking movie stars do exactly what you expect them to do, "Focus" will go down easy this weekend. Will Smith is in his comfort zone here as Nick, a big league con man who runs a sizable crew. When he spots Jess (Margot Robbie) one night at a bar, he knows she's got larceny in her blood right away. She's green, though, and she sees Nick as a possible mentor, someone who can teach »
- Drew McWeeny
25 February 2015 1:50 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa; Screenwriters: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa; Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Gerald McRaney, Adrian Martinez, Running time: 104 mins; Certificate: 15
Few films are more annoying than a con caper that has nothing up its sleeve except cool, designer style and Focus falls squarely into that category. Will Smith epitomises the too-smooth approach as career grifter Nicky and though he has some fizzing chemistry with leading lady Margot Robbie, the love story at the heart of the plot just doesn't pay off.
Expectations might be high for some quirkily comic to-and-fro, considering this one comes from the people who brought you Bad Santa, I Love You Phillip Morris and Crazy, Stupid, Love. (writer/directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa), but straight away, the self-consciously self-aware banter between Nicky and Jess (Robbie of The Wolf of Wall Street) rings untrue.
After she bungles a honey trap to »
19 February 2015 9:11 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Even if the plot in this week's Castle left much to be desired, the performances were as strong as ever, Nathan Fillion's especially...
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7.15 Reckoning
So my prediction last week panned out. Castle has been invited back to work with Beckett at the precinct, his career as a Pi outlasting hers as an FBI(?) agent by one episode. But to be fair, the whole thing was a bit of a gimme. I mean, we knew from the beginning that the status quo would eventually be re-established, if only because Castle's producers/writers would never run the risk of playing with the formula that has paid them such dividends. I just wish that they had done it in a way that did not strain credulity quite so much.
I mean, Castle is guilty of attempted murder. Neither we nor the NYPD doubt that. But rather than file charges, »
- louisamellor
16 February 2015 1:27 PM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
After years of solid work as a background player, Peter Dinklage finally broke into the mainstream with his terrific performance as conniving, charismatic Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones, and as the fifth season of that series approaches, it appears that Hollywood is finally seeing the actor as leading man material.
Paramount Pictures has recruited prolific helmer Adam Shankman to direct Dinklage in O'Lucky Day, an R-rated comedy in the vein of Bad Santa about a con man who poses as a real, live leprechaun. The project, which has been in the works for sometime, is described as being "deep in R-rated territory but wrapped around an emotional heart."
Andrew Dodge (Bad Words) penned the script, which is undergoing rewrites by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Friday the 13th).
O'Lucky Day certainly sounds like it could yield a fair share of laughs, though Shankman's involvement isn't exactly thrilling news. »
- Isaac Feldberg
13 February 2015 1:25 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Deadline is reporting Adam Shankman (Rock Of Ages, Hairspray) is in talks to direct O'Lucky Day, a comedy about "a con man who may or may not be a real Leprechaun, but who certainly passes himself off as one" starring star Peter Dinklage. The tone of the film has been described as similar to Bad Santa, so hopefully that means the film will be getting an R-rating. We first learned about the movie back in October of 2013 when Dinklage joined the project, and the »
- Jesse Giroux
1 February 2015 1:00 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
We're standing in a hotel in Innsbruck, Austria, and it is just over 24 hours until the very first live show of The Jump. Pleasingly, Dom Parker has lived up to his Gogglebox persona by wandering in with a glass of red wine, but we don't blame him for having a drink - he's been through the wars.
Dom was sent to hospital earlier in the week after he was suspected of having a concussion, but he's on the mend now - although his shoulder's still dodgy (as is Jb Gill's, who admitted he's frustrated he can't give 100% at the moment - though he did joke that none of the other Jls boys would have dared to do the show, with poor Marvin being dubbed the least likely to follow in Jb's footsteps).
But they're not the only contestants feeling the pain. "I fall over about 15 times a day," Phil Tufnell winced. »
30 January 2015 7:33 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Sundance 2015
Our crew is hard at work covering the Sundance Film Festival. Here is the first batch of review with more to come.
'The D Train' promises a fun, twisty ride Sundance 2015: 'A Walk in the Woods' will have you running for the exits Sundance 2015: 'Slow West' is a tense and thoughtful revisionist western Sundance 2015: 'Princess' is one of Sundance's best Sundance 2015: Maybe the dingos should eat 'Strangerland' Sundance 2015: Ben Mendelsohn is the jackpot in otherwise middling 'Mississippi Grind' Sundance 2015: 'Me & Earl & the Dying Girl' an emotional, honest and hilarious experience Sundance 2015: 'The End of the Tour' a quiet, affecting primer on the life of David Foster Wallace Sundance 2015: 'Cop Car' is an instant Americana genre film classic Sundance 2015: 'Girlhood' rivals Linklater's opus Sundance 2015: 'Knock Knock' sees Eli Roth and Keanu Reeves offer camp glory Sundance 2015: 'Eden »
- Ricky
26 January 2015 1:39 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Castle shaking up the status quo appears to be paying off, judging by its recent fun and entertaining episodes...
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7.11 Castle, P.I. & 7.12 Private Eye Caramba!
When last we left Kate and Rick, before the mid-winter hiatus, Castle had taken one of the more adventurous turns imaginable on the show. It had undermined its entire premise.
From the beginning, one of the more outrageous aspects of the series is the idea that, in the lawsuit-happy world of law enforcement and public safety, a writer would be given not just permission to do a long-term ride-along with the NYPD, but access to Leo databases, crime scene reports, personal information on private citizens—basically all the tools that allow what former NY mayor Bloomberg once called the "seventh biggest army in the world" to do its job.
Okay, it's not like television audiences haven't been asked to swallow more preposterous concepts. »
- louisamellor
25 January 2015 9:56 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Quick…name a favorable film where the landscape is run by (or at least partially include) the demographic of little people as part of the instrumental storyline? C'mon…it should not be that difficult, okay? If you want to mention say Darby O'Gill and the Little People then that would fine. How about Bad Santa or Poltergeist for that matter?
In That's Good Enough, Short Stuff: Top Ten Films Featuring Little People we will take a look at some of the mini megastars that inhabited these movies and contributed their fair share of entertainment value to the on-screen proceedings. The debate as to whether some of these selected films featuring these pint-sized performers are considered positive, exploitative or dismissive are not up for discussion (although one of these considerations could apply in the minds of a few folks). Instead, we want to celebrate the inclusion of »
- Frank Ochieng
23 January 2015 6:44 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Written by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch
Directed by Bryan Buckley
The Bronze is a wickedly funny comedy that re-affirms the value of R-rated movies. With a voice like sandpaper across your eardrums, Melissa Rauch delivers an unrelentingly vulgar performance that will have the "adults" rolling their eyes and the "immature" rolling with laughter. You know which camp you occupy, so there's no excuse for misjudging this modest comedy that aims squarely below the belt and hits its mark with impressive regularity.
Permanently clad in her Olympic warm-up suit, Hope Annabelle Greggory (Rauch) took the Bronze medal by completing her gymnastics routine on a mangled Achilles heel. She's like Kerri Strug, only with more obscenities and promiscuous sex. When Hope returned home to Smalltown, USA, she was hailed as a conquering hero, with a lifetime supply of free ice cream floats and primo marijuana at her disposal. »
- J.R. Kinnard
11 January 2015 12:30 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is reportedly taking on the male lead role in the film adaptation of journalist Kim Barker's "Taliban Shuffle".
Tina Fey stars in the dark comedy which deals with Barker's adventures as a war journalist traveling between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Glen Ficarra and John Requa (Bad Santa, Crazy Stupid Love) are helming the film which also stars Martin Freeman and Margot Robbie. Coster-Waldau will be seen in more 'Thrones' this year along with Alex Proyas' "Gods of Egypt".
Source: Showbiz 411 »
- Garth Franklin
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I think this also needs a successor "How to write useful answers".
I'm by no means suggesting a level of hand holding greater than now occurs (well, maybe a bit), but I think we can show others what is expected of them if we lead by example. Besides, responses that are dense with information and solid (read: Tested) examples begin to create a repository of highly useful, and crossed referenced material, and isn't that what we are after? ( Aside: Hmm, new discussion node there...A count of the number of internal nodes referencing a particular node. This might be a good quick reference on a particular nodes usefulness, excluding manpages, etc...) C-.
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Christopher Kane Runway | Fashion Week Fall 2013
It's All About Jaw-Dropping Details For Christopher Kane Fall '13
It's the kind of craftsmanship that you would typically only expect of couture that came down the runway for Christopher Kane's Fall 2013 collection. It's what Kane does best — looks that surprise, entertain, draw you in, and differentiate this lineup. The Fall 2013 collection is jam-packed with thoughtful, playful, and whimsical details that feel artistic and bold but wearable. Sharp outerwear with bold pops of blue and luxe fur finishes were just the primer for the urban-feeling camo prints and tough-girl kilts and leather that unfolded next. But that wasn't even the half of it — Kane's vision seemed to be on overdrive as look after look launched something new and distinct from the one that came before it. The urban warrior was followed with a textured story, where dresses were sculpted in swirls and patterns, then something more like floral appliqué, until the show culminated in a confection so full and brimming with delicate, full-bodied embellishment that the garment itself seemed to be living.
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Unanswered: Search autocomplete / autosuggest ?
I have searched for example/tutorials of implementing an autocomplete (autosuggest) search field ( for example stock symbol ) , but have not found much documentation in this area. Does anyone know of a good reference?
Also, as existing samples or discussions may be for Touch 1.0, I need to ask if perhaps 2.0 provides any additional out of the box support for autocomplete?
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Cozy, handmade treasures make especially memorable baby-shower gifts. The following pillows, burp cloths, and changing cloths are also wonderful additions to baby's time capsule.
Baby Pillows with Applique
Martha's favorite baby gift is a down-filled baby pillow personalized with a hand-sewn sham. These pillowcases are made from blue gingham with a yellow flower applique applied with fusible iron-on fabric. There are lots of different applique options to choose from. You could even use cookie cutters as templates. We used a duck, a hand, an initial, and a bear.
Baby Pillow How-To
1. Cut the fabric to an appropriate size: For a one-piece sham, cut the fabric the same width as the pillow and add 1 inch for the seam. The length should be equal to twice the length of the pillow plus 11 inches.
2. Stitch 1/2-inch double-fold hem at one of the short ends.
3. At the other short end, turn the fabric under 1/2 inch, then again another 2 inches, and stitch.
4. For the pillow's overlap, press the fabric under 7 1/2 inches on the end with the wider hem. Then, fold the sham crosswise with the wrong sides together, so the narrow hemmed edge is in the pressed fold. You can now fold the overlap over the hemmed edge.
5. Stitch a 1/4-inch seam on the two long sides, and trim the seams to 1/8 inch. Turn your sham wrong side out, and iron the seam edges.
6. For French seams, stitch 1/4 inch from the edges. Turn the sham right side out.
7. To make the applique, begin by cutting a square of contrasting fabric and a square of Pellon Craft Bond slightly larger than your applique template.
8. Iron the Pellon to your fabric.
9. Using tailor's chalk or a pencil, trace the applique onto the fabric, and cut out.
10. Cut a piece of fusible web using your applique template as a guide.
11. With the fusible web between your applique and your pillow sham, iron on at the center of the pillow-sham front.
12. Insert the pillow in the sham.
Burp Cloth
Prefolded cloth diapers come in packages of 12 and are great to use as burp cloths. Simply binding the edges of a cloth diaper with gingham ribbon makes it an attractive gift.
Burp Cloth How-To
1. Measure the width of your diaper to determine how much 7/8-inch wide ribbon you'll need.
2. Fold the ribbon over the top and bottom edges of the diaper, and pin, folding under the ends.
3. Stitch on edge of ribbon, making sure to stitch through ribbon edge on other side.
Portable Changing Cloth
An everyday hand towel, backed with fabric and augmented with ties and pockets, becomes a quick and easy baby-changing pad. This portable pad offers a clean place to lay the baby and pockets to hold wipes, a diaper, and ointment.
Portable Changing Cloth How-To
1. Measure your towel, and cut a piece of fabric the same size. Martha's example measures 15 1/2 by 30 inches.
2. To make the pocket, cut a 9 1/2-by-11 1/2-inch piece of fabric.
3. Fold the fabric under 1/2 inch on the right-hand side of the long edge, and press.
4. Fold the fabric's top edge under by a 1/4 inch, then 1 inch for the hem. Again, press the fabric.
5. Using your sewing machine, stitch a hem close to the pressed edge.
6. Lay your large piece of fabric so that the long edges are horizontal.
7. Pin the pocket piece to the lower-left-hand corner of the large fabric piece. Make sure you line up the raw edges with the right sides of both pieces facing up.
8. Stitch the pressed long side close to the edge.
9. Using a piece of fabric chalk, mark a light chalk line parallel to the stitched edge, 3 inches in, and stitch closed. This will divide the pocket into two sections, one for ointment, and one to hold baby wipes and a diaper.
10. Cut a 43-inch piece of linen seam binding.
11. Fold over about one-third of the seam binding, so that you have a long and a short end.
12. Pin the tie at the center of the left-hand edge, at the top of your pocket, with the fold lined up to the raw edge of the fabric. The shorter end of the seam binding should be underneath the longer.
13. Pin your towel to the fabric, inside out. Make sure the linen seam binding is inside of the pinned edges.
14. Using a 1/2-inch seam allowance, stitch around the perimeter of the towel, leaving a 5- to-6-inch opening at the short end opposite the pocket.
15. Clip the corners, and turn the right side out. Then, iron the pad.
16. Whipstitch the opening to finish the pad.
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DoreenVB 2 Apr, 2011
Would be nice to see step by step pictures for beginners.
faith929luv 6 Sep, 2008
You can attach a ribbon to the seams of the top of pillow to hang.
faith929luv 6 Sep, 2008
UGH! The field box should allow more characters! It takes more time to re-post multiple comments!
faith929luv 6 Sep, 2008
I suggest the organic style white Gerber brand burp cloths. They can be found at most Wal-Mart, Target,
michellewash 30 Aug, 2008
Sunshine I think this is mainly decoration purposes:D).
sunshine 9 Aug, 2008
When did it become okay to give a baby a pillow. Babies are at great risk for suffocation due to the fact that they are not strong enough or smart enough "yet" to pull their faces out of a pillow if they cannot breath.
mary628 5 Aug, 2008
Where did you get the diapers and what brand did you use? The brand I found were made so cheaply I did not want to put any time and effort into making them into burp cloths.
evichevy 19 Jul, 2008
Why are there NO pictures?
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["The Maltese Falcon"] turns out to be the best mystery thriller of the year, and young Mr. Huston gives promise of becoming one of the smartest directors in the field….
[With "The Maltese Falcon," Mr. Huston gives] us again something of the old thrill we got from Alfred Hitchcock's brilliant melodramas or from "The Thin Man" before he died of hunger.
This is not to imply, however, that Mr. Huston has imitated any one. He has worked out his own style, which is brisk and supremely hardboiled. We didn't see the first "Falcon"…. But we'll wager it wasn't half as tough nor half as flavored with idioms as is this present version…. For the trick which Mr. Huston has pulled is a combination of American ruggedness with the suavity of the English crime school—a blend...
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Deuchar, Ross (2009) 'Move on or you're gettin' jailed': Anti-social behaviour, gangs and the social exclusion of youth. In: ECER - The European Conference on Educational Research 2009, 2009-09-28 - 2009-09-30, Vienna, Austria.
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The exclusion of young people from their urban neighbourhoods is on the increase globally, and the recent claims about young people's disengagement and declining behaviour have been consistently linked to wider claims about the depletion of social capital within communities (MacDonald, 1997; Kelly, 2000; Deuchar, 2009). The criminalisation of city spaces and zero tolerance policies which are now common across the world provide ample evidence of the common view that young people are to be regarded either as vulnerable or threatening (Robinson, 2000; Barker, 2005; Sharland, 2006). In many parts of the world, it has become something of a national sport to demonise young men in particular, and especially those from low-income backgrounds (Barker, 2005). The introduction of the more 'muscular' territorial authority of the police in many parts of Europe and the USA has resulted in increasing numbers of anti-social behaviour orders, wider exclusionary practices and an extraordinary level of intervention and surveillance in urban communities (Robinson, 2000; McDowell, 2001; Barker, 2005). It has also been claimed that gang membership in urban communities is on the increase globally and that young gang members are likely to progress to more serious violence and organised crime (Clare, 2000; Thompson, 2004). And yet, it could be argued that young people gain a sense of social identity from hanging out on the streets in groups, which may be lacking in their experiences of family and community (Winton, 2005). This paper explores young people's interpretations of their local urban neighbourhoods. It examines the impact of territoriality and surveillance on their lives and reflects upon the relationship between gang culture and the building of social capital. It also considers the potential for new social and educational initiatives to re-engage young people who are disaffected, vulnerable and prone to social exclusion.
Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
ID code: | 27409 |
Keywords: | anti-social behaviour, gangs, social exclusion of youth, Communities. Classes. Races, Penology. Prisons. Correction, Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Communities. Classes. Races Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Penology. Prisons. Correction Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education |
Depositing user: | Mrs Marie Henderson |
Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2010 13:49 |
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Jeff Locke barely made the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation out of spring training, winning a battle with Kyle McPherson almost by default after McPherson struggled and a better option never materialized.
''You know when you break camp as the No. 5 guy, if something happens or if someone starts off hot down below you might be the guy that gets moved,'' Locke said. ''It's kind of pitching to survive.''
Something that's no longer an issue for him as the de facto ace for the injury ravaged Pirates.
The 25-year-old, who looks a couple days removed from high school, allowed two hits over seven innings as the Pirates silenced the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Friday night. Locke struck out five and walked one while needing just 75 pitches to get 21 outs.
Locke (6-1) barely resembled the guy who walked seven Chicago Cubs in his previous start, keeping the Dodgers off balance by working both sides of the plate and not being afraid of letting his defense do the rest as his ERA dropped to 2.19.
''He came to pitch,'' Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. ''Just very, very efficient. He made pitches the entire seven innings.''
Jason Grilli worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the ninth for his National League-leading 24th save. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the third inning off Stephen Fife (1-2) and gave the Pirates some insurance when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Neil Walker in the ninth.
The story, however, remains the soft-spoken left-hander from New Hampshire. Locke lost his first game of the year, a 6-2 defeat in Los Angeles on April 10. He hasn't been beaten since and appears to be growing stronger each time he takes the hill, a welcome development for a starting rotation in tatters.
A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez, James McDonald and Jeanmar Gomez all are on the disabled list, leaving Locke and veteran Francisco Liriano as the top-end starters for one of baseball's biggest first-half surprises.
If the spotlight is getting to Locke, it doesn't show.
''I wouldn't say (my) comfort level has changed at all,'' Locke said. ''It's still uncomfortable. The confidence is definitely there. That's something I've gained into spring training and I've been able to carry it through the first half of the season so far.''
Los Angeles didn't get a runner to second base while Locke was in the game, but had chances late to tie the game.
Pittsburgh reliever Mark Melancon struck out pinch-hitter Juan Uribe with runners in scoring position in the eighth. Yaisel Puig and Nick Punto hit consecutive singles off Grilli to start the ninth.
Grilli then retired Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez and Mark Ellis to remain a perfect 24 for 24 in save opportunities.
''He threw eight pitches in that at-bat,'' Gonzalez said. ''When I see eight pitches, I shouldn't strike out. I needed to put a ball in play and I should have. That was bad hitting on my part.''
Something that's going around for Los Angeles, which has dropped five of six and is now a season-low 10 games under .500 (28-38).
The Dodgers played without manager Don Mattingly, who served a one-game suspension for his role in the brawl with Arizona earlier in the week. Bench coach Trey Hillman filled in and watched his team get handcuffed by a player who is making $497,500. The average salary on the Dodgers is nearly $10 million.
''(Locke) commanded three pitches pretty well and he pitched in a lot,'' Hillman said. ''The fastball and the changeup were good and he kept us honest with the breaking ball all night.''
McCutchen gave the Pirates all the offense they would need when he doubled to the corner in right field in the third, scoring Alex Presley and Russell Martin. Fife, making just his fourth start of the season, settled down and escaped without further damage when McCutchen was gunned down at home trying to score on a ground ball and Clint Barmes flew out to left with the bases loaded later in the inning.
Fife gave up six hits in five innings, walking three and striking out four.
''It was a battle the whole time I was in there,'' Fife said. ''I just couldn't get that easy inning.''
That wasn't a problem for Locke, who felt fresh after heading to the dugout in the middle of the seventh. He didn't put up any fight to stay in the game, not with the one-two punch of Melancon and Grilli available.
It almost backfired. Andre Ethier singled with one out in the eighth and Jerry Hairston Jr. doubled to the gap in left-center one batter later. Ethier held up at third rather than try to score, and it cost the Dodgers when pinch-hitter Juan Uribe struck out.
Pittsburgh added an insurance run when McCutchen singled leading off the bottom of the eighth and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Neil Walker.
Grilli made it stand up against the meat of Los Angeles' lineup.
NOTES: Locke singled off Fife in the third to end an 0-for-30 skid dating to last season ... Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis went 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts in his return from the disabled list. He also threw out two would-be base stealers. Ellis missed 14 games with a strained oblique. To make room for Ellis, Los Angeles designated C Ramon Hernandez for assignment. Hernandez hit .208 with three homers and six RBIs in 17 games with the Dodgers ... The series continues on Saturday when rookie Brandon Cumpton makes his major league debut for the Pirates, replacing Burnett. Clayton Kershaw (5-4, 1.88 ERA) starts for Los Angeles ... Dodgers reliever J.P. Howell pitched two perfect innings in relief. Howell is appealing a two-game suspension for his role in the brawl with the Diamondbacks. Reliever Ronald Belisario sat out to serve his one-game suspension.
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I woke up and noticed I was sleeping on marshall which made me blush like crazy! I tried to get up but then I noticed he had his arms wrapped around me very tightly. When I tried to get up he just smirked in his sleep and mumbled "bad bunny". I layed on his chest relaxing until he woke up which was about an hour later. "sorry bunny" marshall said with a chuckle and smile and put me down. I've really fallen for his smile and that warmth I felt. I felt it the first time I met him. But then cake convinced me to date flame prince and when I didnt really have feelings for him I just did it for cake but then I thought I started developing feelings for him but I guess I was just kidding myself. Marshall snapped him fingurs infront of my face trying to get me back to planet earth. I guess I was in another world for a moment because when I got back to normal he had a smirk on his face.
Marshall's pov
I was wondering what fionna was thinking so I was going to try and get her to tell me by useing my marshall charms. I began to float around her and pulling at the ears of her bunny headband. "so little bunny you gonna tell me what you were thinking about?" I said with a evil looking smile. I saw her begin to blush so red. "im not telling you!" she said and turned the other way around so I could see her back from my left side. I picked her up by her waist but held her arms down so she couldn't punch me but she was kicking. "you better stop that bunny I dont want to use force remember im evil" I said with a chuckle. "your as evil as a flower!" fionna said but didn't stop fighting. I floated to my door and release my arm as fast as I could to turn the knob and open it. Fionna wasn't fast enough so I pined her again. I took her headband off so she couldn't see when her bangs flopped in her eyes.
Fionna's pov
I didn't know were marshall was taking me but then I figured it out when I heard waves. "marshall are we at the beach please dont put me in the water it hates me!" I began to shout and kick again. "Marshall Lee! Put me down NOW!" I screamed getting really scared. "as you wish" he said and dropped me. I landed in the ocean and tried to swim up but that was the problem...I cant swim...
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I dropped fionna and began laughing but then I noticed she hadn't came back up. I looked into the water and saw her but she wasn't moving. I dived in and grabbed her and began to swim back up. I floated us to shore and propped her head up on my legs. "fionna! fionna wake up this isn't funny!" I began to shout but still no life. I put my head to her chest and there was still a heart beat. I began to press hard on her chest but still no reaction. There was only one last thing I knew to do. I pressed my lips against fionna's and began to breath air into her lungs. I soon felt her chest begin to rise up and down again and she was coughing up water. She then opened eyes and I rubbed the water she spit up on me off. "I am so sorry fi I swear I didn't know you couldn't swim!" I said closing my eyes getting ready to be smacked. Instead I felt her lips press against mine. I opened my eye's with a shocked look.
Fionna's pov
I stopped kissing marshall and was blushing like crazy. He probably didn't like me kissing him because he probably saw me as just a friend. But then marshall grabbed my face softly and pulled me into another kiss. I put my arms around is neck not wanting to let go and just melted into the kiss.
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I was sitting on the pier wanting to do something cool or blog about something but had nothing! I then heard marshall yelling for fionna to wake up so I went to go check it out! I hid in some bushes and saw them kissing! I began taking pictures and sending them to everyone in aaa!
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I was sitting in a chair reading a book and planning my next trick to win fionna over. Then I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and took it out. I saw it was an update on lsp's blog but I didn't care. I soon saw that alot of prince's had bin commenting on the picture so it must be good. Probably a picture of me and fionna dancing together last night. I began to smile then I went expressionless when I saw it was picture of fionna and marshall kissing!
Flame princes pov
I was getting ready for me and maya's date tonight when I heard my phone vibrating on the nightstand. I walked over to it and picked it up seeing it was an update on lsp's blog. I was going to ignore it when I saw it was about fionna! I looked at the comment's before I looked at the picture.
slime prince: she would be happier with me!
jungle prince: We could have adventured in the jungle all the time!
those were the top 2 comments. I scrolled up the page and saw it was fionna and marshall kissing! I began to get angry and shooting flame's every were! "MARSHALL LEE! YOU ARE SO DEAD!" I screamed! nobody can have MY fionna!
oh looks like flame prince is jealous! lol well fionna and marshalls first kiss yay! I hope you liked it! remember ill add your OC if you ask me and if you have any idea's plz tell me! plz comment and favorite!
I own none of these characters!
I own none of these characters!
FP you ass hoe, of course Fionna will date other people. If you didn't want her to date anybody, you shouldn't have broke up with her.
Lol yeah and that piece of gum doesn't have a chance either since he waited so long to ask her out.
no way flame boy!!! you cheater, scum bag of the of the earth, piece of dog crap, am I missing anything!!!!!!!
YOUR fiona?!! FYI, FP was the one who broke up with her in the first place. I just don't get boys sometimes
(LOVE the story) FLAME PRICE I WILL KILL YOU AND YOU AS WELL GUMBALL!!!!!! LET FIONNA BE HAPPY!!!!
lol hey be sure to read my other stories and my soul eater time story it's also a fiolee and finnceline lol


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When we moved to Sudbrook Park in 1988, we had never heard the word "curvilinear." After many walks through this historic community in Pikesville, we soon learned about the pleasures of curving, winding roads and the history of a neighborhood that in 1889 became an experiment in suburban community design.
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., the father of landscape architecture in America, is perhaps best known as co-designer of New York City's Central Park. His "experiment" in Baltimore County was based on the idea that a suburban village would be an attractive alternative to the densely populated city.
Olmsted designed Sudbrook with a distinct entranceway, a narrow bridge that led to open green spaces for community gatherings, spacious lots for Victorian cottages, and smaller lots for more affordable homes. The setting was green, with mature trees lining winding roads that encouraged walking, enjoying nature, and meeting neighbors along the way.
Olmsted's gateway bridge at the entrance to Sudbrook Park still spans the rail line, although 125 years later it is the Metro that shares the tracks with the railroad that once took residents downtown to work. On any given day, you'll find walkers, runners, and bicyclists exploring the curvilinear roads. Victorian homes still grace streets lined with centuries-old oaks. Neat brick colonials built during World War II anchor the smaller lots. Neighbors, kids and dogs in tow, enjoy the annual July 4 and Halloween parades that end with celebrations at the Sudbrook community park.
Sudbrook Park remains a community where design, nature and good neighbors still enjoy what Frederick Law Olmsted called a "respite for the spirit."
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TIANJIN - Singapore's Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is on a six-day visit to China, met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday morning.
The meeting took place at the grand, high-ceiling Tianjin State Guesthouse, a venue surrounded by verdant gardens, where the two men spent about 40 minutes discussing ties between their countries and future areas of cooperation.
After affirming their excellent bilateral relations, Mr Goh paid tribute to the Premier for playing an important role in enhancing Beijing's ties with Singapore and with Asean. He also thanked the 69-year-old - who is set to retire in the upcoming leadership handover - for his strong support, particularly in setting up the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, and for financial cooperation between the two countries.
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Major changes have been taking place in the context of German Studies in both secondary and higher eduction, with the focus shifting to a broader range of cultural forms. Based on the view that cultures are the products of class, place, gender and race, German Cultural Studies: An Introduction takes account of these changes and adopts an interdisciplinary approach in its wide-ranging study of German culture and society since 1871, emphasizing recent and contemporary developments. Chronological sections on Imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic chart the growth of modernisation and the culture industry in Germany, and examine the extent to which culture in any given period functions as an instrument of ideological manipulation or critical enlightenment. Throughout, the emphasis is on the interactions of culture, society and ideology, and the role of culture in both public and private consciousnesses. Copiously illustrated, and with guidance for further reading, the volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern and contemporary German society and its culture.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Arts, German -- 19th century, Arts, German -- 20th century, Germany -- Cultural policy -- History -- 19th century, Germany -- Cultural policy -- History -- 20th century, Germany -- Intellectual life -- 19th century, Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century |
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee women's basketball coach Holly Warlick had a special surprise waiting for her as she returned to her high school alma mater Friday night.
The former Bearden High School two-sport star had her #22 basketball jersey retired prior to the Bulldogs' home football game. Warlick had a large cheering section, with family, friends and members of the Lady Vol basketball team and staff there showing their support wearing Warlick #22 T-shirts.
After her accolades were read over the public address system and her jersey was revealed, the crowd began repeating her name in unison, cheering Holly Warlick, followed by the familiar five rhythmic claps.
Afterward, Warlick and her high school coach, Buddy Fisher, talked about her playing days at BHS. Please see that interview in the video above.
Warlick and her 2012-13 Lady Volunteers open the season with an exhibition game next Thursday, as they face Carson-Newman at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.
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Every time the doorbell rings.....a snowboarder gets his wings
Got my new set up today, and I am stoked and cant wait for October.
I was in the market to replace both my Directional and my true twin this year. I was origionally going to replace my directional with a Arbor Coda or Wasteland and my true twin with another Forum model. After trying to find a good deal on a Coda and never having actually having the oportunity to ride an Arbor I decided to wait. When I stumbled across this Del Rey 158 new blem on Evo for $220. I decided it would be a great way to try an Arbor and replace my true twin. The more I researched about this board the more I liked it. Its a true twin that slays the park but also has a bit of all moutain ripper in it. As far as the blemishes go, I have gone over the whole thing and found only some tiny tooling marks under the clear coat near the nose and a tiny spot under the front binding where the clear coat fisheyed. You cant even notice it unless your looking for it. I think I can live with it. I love the graphics on this model and the Waterwood wood grain it unbelievably rich for being the natural color. To top it off I got a set of Drake Czar bindings in brown and gold from Brociety for $59. If I like this board I will have no Problem shelling out full price for a Coda or Wasteland. So stoked and cant wait for snow...here are some pics...enjoy!!! |
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Thousands of fried fish plates will be served over the next five Fridays as the University of Louisiana at Monroe Catholic Student Center begins its biggest fund raiser of the year.
The campus ministry's "Six Fridays in Lent" began Friday, and for the next five Fridays the fish plates will be sold during the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Father Job Scaria said this year's fund-raising activities are being conducted in honor of Dolly Sweet, a local volunteer who passed away two months ago. ...


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"The idea is that you customize your choice," says Chef Ed Wronski, Director, Food & Beverage Concept Development, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "From burgers to pasta, salads, ethnic flavors, omelets, even parfaits and gelatos, everything is made fresh as you order."
There's a big focus on beverages, too. Fresh fruit smoothies are made to order, ditto for lemonade and pomegranate limeade. They're stocking organic teas, beer (including gluten free), wine, coffee and juices. You can get a plain cup of coffee or a French vanilla or mocha iced. And half bottles of wine are paired with cuisine from the food shops.
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Well, isn't this amusing and scary at the same time: Orbitz is now starting to show visitors who use Macs different, often higher-priced rooms than their PC-based counterparts because the company's data shows that Mac users tend to spend more on their bookings. While it's easy to poke fun at Apple-ites -- are they gullible or simply high maintenance? -- the report also highlights a possible consequence of having all your online interactions driven by scads of big data.
Orbitz bigwigs were quick to tell the Wall Street Journal (paywalled*) that prices for rooms weren't different for Windows and Mac users; Mac users just see classier options by default.
That's because the company's data showed that Mac users spent an average of $20 or $30 more per room than Windows users. They're also 40 percent more likely to book a room at a top-rated hotel, and when Windows users decide to step up from the hovels they're apparently staying in to make a reservation at a hotel that both Windows and Mac users frequent, the Mac users usually stay in the nicer suites. For example, almost half of the Orbitz reservations for a swanky Chicago hotel come from Mac users.
The use of predictive analytics and big data are bound to increase as time goes on and so-called success stories like this one make the headlines. Targeted advertising and service offerings definitely have their place, but still: how do you feel about being classified and treated differently because of your chosen operating system? Does it make you think twice about Google's personally tailored search results?
*Sure, it's paywalled, but if you found a way around it -- say, by heading to Techmeme and clicking the "On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels" WSJ link that's down the page a little bit -- you can read the article in its entirety.
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Olin Park is a beautiful park located on the shores of Lake Monona. Olin Park offers lake access, beautiful view of downtown Madison, playground equipment and a shelter. This park is popular with large special events and weddings. Adjacent to Olin Park is an expansive Turville Point Park, the conservatory park, where you can relish in a majestic nature walk, go cross-country skiing, or hiking on the 3.1 miles of trails.
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Press Release 08-077 Ancient Beachcombers May Have Travelled Slowly
Earliest known human settlement in the Americas raises new questions
Chilean coastline and inland food samples raise questions about how migrants populated the Americas. Credit and Larger Version
May 8, 2008
New evidence, more questions. That's the thumbnail of the first new data reported in 10 years from Monte Verde, the earliest known human settlement in the Americas.
Evidence from the archaeological site in southern Chile confirms Monte Verde is the Americas earliest known settlement and is consistent with the idea that early human migration occurred along the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago, but questions remain about just how rapidly that migration occurred.
"If all the early American groups were following a similar pattern of moving back and forth between inland and coastal areas, then the peopling of the Americas may not have been the blitzkrieg movement to the south that people have presumed, but a much slower and more deliberate process," says Tom Dillehay, professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., who led the study.
The journal Science publishes a report on the findings by Dillehay and team of international scientists in its May 9 issue.
"Monte Verde is an iconic site in New World archaeology and Americanist archaeologists recognize its importance," says John Yellen, program manager at the National Science Foundation, which funded the research. "They also agree that Tom Dillehay has conducted an outstanding program of research there."
Most scholars now accept that people entered North America through the Bering Strait land bridge before 16,000 calendar years ago. It is not known whether people colonized the Americas by moving along the Pacific coast, through interior routes or both.
Researchers envision that coastal migration would have been a rapid process, but seaweed samples and gomphothere meat (meat from an extinct elephant-like animal that was widespread in the Americas 12-1.6 million years ago) found at Monte Verde may be signs of slower migration.
Although the site is located 50 miles from the Pacific coast and 10 miles from an inland marine bay to the south, Dillehay and the research team identified nine species of seaweed and marine algae found in hearths and other areas in the settlement. The samples were directly dated between 14,220 to 13,980 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than other reliably dated human settlements in the Americas and indicate that early immigrants could have moved south along the shoreline exploiting familiar coastal resources to get much of their food.
The researchers also found a number of inland resources, including gomphothere meat. The finding suggests immigrants moved back and forth between the coast and inland areas.
"It takes time to adapt to these inland resources and then come back out to the coast. The other coastal sites that we have found also show inland contacts," says Dillehay.
A wide variety of food was found at the site, including an extinct species of llama, shellfish, vegetables and nuts. The findings make it more difficult to determine the rate of coastal migration in the Americas and the specific path of the immigrants.
"We have no hard evidence that people migrated either rapidly or slowly along the coast," says Dillehay. "Most scholars believe that the first people came via the land bridge but the question is open."
Evidence to support the coastal migration theory is particularly hard to find because sea levels at the time were about 200 feet lower than today. As the sea level rose, it covered most of the early coastal settlements. But the seaweed finding, one of the most significant, verifies the migrants' use of coastal resources, making it a likely path.
"Finding seaweed wasn't a surprise, but finding five new species in the abundance that we found them was a surprise," said Dillehay. "The Monte Verdeans were really like beachcombers. The number and frequency of these items suggests very frequent contact with the coast, as if they had a tradition of exploiting coastal resources."
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Longtime AWF followers might remember Nakedi Maputla, the leopard researcher working out of South Africa's Kruger National Park. The intrepid South African recently became our Congo landscape ecologist, where he is working to protect bonobos, forest elephants, and, yes, also leopards.
We caught up with him to see how he was faring in his new role:
Q: It must have been quite a culture shock going from South Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo…
A: Actually, the people here are Bantu, and I'm also Bantu, so there are a lot of similarities in mannerisms and community life. The major difference is going from the savanna to the forest. You have to be super-fit to operate in this environment—I must always carry isotonic drinks with me to avoid dehydration. My colleagues, especially Alain Lushimba and Phila Kasa Levo, have a lot of stamina and work really hard; they hardly break a sweat. It also takes about two to three days to travel between sites, so the planning has to be more detailed.
Q: In South Africa, you were often on your own. How has it been working with a team?
A: Everyone here has been very nice, and the team environment has been encouraging. They laugh at my French (while teaching me to say things properly, which is a fun way to learn), but I have been using hand gestures and bits of different languages—French, English, and the local dialect, Lingala—to communicate.
Q: Have you had a chance to see any bonobos since you've arrived?
A: Yes! They are cute. When we tracked them in the forest, they would run away atop the forest canopy… but if we stopped for a rest, they would come back to look for us. It was like they were teasing us!
Q: How do the ecosystem differences affect how you pursue conservation here vs. in South Africa?
A: Having worked in Kruger, I am able to take the things I learned and apply it here, without taking away from the wonderful work that has already been going on in the landscape. We will set up camera traps to conduct species inventories and abundances. We are looking into mapping elephant distribution—as I'm talking to you, we have guys in the field walking 1-km transects and counting elephant dung. And we are developing a five-year plan for ecosystem monitoring to identify key threats and find ways to address them.
I am very excited about the opportunities; I just have to make sure to be realistic about what we can accomplish.
Mayu is the senior writer and publications manager for AWF, responsible for general communications and AWF's print materials. At home, she divides her time between being a tyrant to her family and napping on the living room couch. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mayu has more than 15 years' experience in communications, writing and editing, and media relations.
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The abortion industry and its supporters routinely say that they are engaged in the battle to keep abortion legal in order to safeguard the health of women. In fact, they say, if legal abortion is not available, thousands of women will die each year from "back alley abortions."
However, the recent controversy over the abortion pill RU-486 clearly shows that abortion advocates are not interested in protecting the health of our sisters and friends. Instead, they are simply interested in protecting abortion--no matter what the cost.
You may not realize it, but eight women around the world have died after taking the abortion drug RU-486. Abortion advocates claimed that RU-486 was a safe, "effective" way to end an unwanted pregnancy. But nothing could be further from the truth. If abortion backers are truly concerned about women's health, why would they defend a pill that kills women?
While eight fatalities may sound like a low death count, the toll could climb significantly. More than 800 women have experienced potentially life-threatening complications after using RU-486. This is not a miracle drug. This is a lethal drug. It kills a baby and has the potential of killing his or her mother.
Thankfully, some members of the U.S. government are prepared to do something about this potential health crisis. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett was joined by more than a dozen members of Congress recently in an effort to suspend sales of RU-486. Bartlett has introduced legislation known as Holly's Law. It's named in honor of Holly Patterson, a California teenager who died after Planned Parenthood gave her a dose of RU-486.
A new study confirms our worst fears about RU-486. The report, written by Dr. Donna J. Harrison and Dr. Margaret M. Gary, paints a grim portrait of the effects of the abortion drug on women. The doctors analyzed FDA reports from Danco Laboratories, the manufacturer of RU-486. The investigation showed that 237 women hemorrhaged after taking the abortion drug.
Holly Patterson's father, Monty, isn't surprised. He's concerned that other teenagers will die as a result of taking the drug that killed his daughter. As Monty Patterson stated in a report on www.LifeNews.com www.LifeNews.com , "How can we expect a teenager to figure out if she's beyond the so-called normal side effects of an RU-486 abortion to serious adverse events?"
It is unconscionable that sales of RU-486 are allowed to continue in this country. If Tylenol put out a tablet that killed women, the media would be demanding that the company immediately take the product of the shelves. But, because this drug induces abortion, the mainstream media are largely silent on this issue.
For years, proponents of abortion have been hiding behind the old wives' tale that abortion is good for women's health. Yet, the Elliot Institute, an organization which researches the after-effects of abortion, has found that abortion can be quite harmful for a woman's overall well-being. Abortions can cause sterility, hemorrhaging, and death. They can wreak havoc on a woman's psychological health, causing her to succumb to severe depression. Women who have had abortions are far more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs and may actually die as a result of such actions. In addition, post-abortive women are far more likely to commit suicide because they are often unable to live with the guilt that comes when an unborn child is deliberately killed.
The charade that surrounds abortion has got to end. Pro-abortion advocates do a disservice to women when they try to promote abortion as some kind of safe alternative to childbirth. Whether the abortion is surgical or chemical in nature, it is still dangerous--for both mother and child. In addition, the news media need to start asking some serious questions about the damaging effect of abortion on women's health.


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